LA Noire Announced for PS4, X1, Switch and VR

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Rockstar New York is not yet incorporated as a studio subsidiary the last time they converted their Publishing offices into a development studio was with Rockstar London registered as Rockstar London Limited however in a SEC filing I read in summer Rockstar New York is an unincorporated development studio of Rockstar Games based in their NY HQ. Plus it on their careers page. If things get tougher I can see them incorporating them then reducing from 8 development studios to 6 (North, San Diego, Toronto, India, Lincoln, New York) then sadly shutting down (Leeds and New England). 2K Games and 2K Sports (or 2K Publishing Group) also have 8 development studios. And Social Point have 2 one in Japan and the other in Spain (on same HQ).

Do you guys think it will be a remaster like the X360/PS3 GTA V to the next gen? (not really a remaster but a pretty good 'upgrade') Or will it be more like the PC version ported to the Xone and PS4?

In short, how big will this remaster be?

Who knows, there will probably be a lot of graphical improvements, lighting among other things. That doesn't require a large development team, just a 'few' graphics programmers. Remastering the game world is another story, they said we would get improved textures, It's very likely they dug up all the master PSD files and resaved them at the highest resolution available. They didn't mention anything about (3d) assets so I'd assume that largely stays the same, if not all.

JamesG

Do you guys think it will be a remaster like the X360/PS3 GTA V to the next gen? (not really a remaster but a pretty good 'upgrade') Or will it be more like the PC version ported to the Xone and PS4?

In short, how big will this remaster be?

I think it will be a GTA V type thing. LA Noire was made in the Rage Engine so they could update it, give it better lighting, clouds, reflections, textures, HDR, etc. They said they done a graphical upgrade, we'll have to wait until they show us something though.

Here's the quote from the Newswire post:

L.A. Noire for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One delivers the complete original game and all additional downloadable content with a range of technical enhancements for greater visual fidelity and authenticity, including enhanced lighting and clouds, new cinematic camera angles, high resolution textures and more. Plays natively in 1080p for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles, and stunning 4K for PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X, these versions capture the grit and grime of the City of Angels like never before.

PatrickBateman

It should be a GTA V style remaster, at least! The game does look okay-ish on pc with everything on high, like I said it hasn't aged well. I can't really explain but the world does look sometimes like a Playmobile world. (all interiors still look good, cars too, but the world outside..mwha).

PatrickBateman

"L.A. Noire for Xbox One comes with new bonus content and looks better than ever with an array of enhancements including updated weather, smog and lighting effects for a more realistic Los Angeles. Plus, real-time reflections on vehicle surfaces and new chrome and dirt effects to create a wider range of vehicles. Players can also discover new collectible hidden Novel Covers and Golden Vinyl records scattered throughout the world and complete objectives to unlock four new suits, each with unique special abilities."

Looks like these guys have already seen footage or photos. If so, it sounds certainly as a GTA V X360/PS3 > PS4/Xone upgrade!